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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 3036 p4p, 5076 weight class) and Lamont Banner (ranked 238 p4p, 318 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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5 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lamont Banner!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
Banner is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith stands up and beckons Banner to join him on the feet.
Banner stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like James Smith has been cut.
Smith shoots and misses
and Banner counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Banner to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith dives in and grabs Banner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banner pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scores with a takedown into Banner's guard.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Banner lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Banner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Banner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Banner lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Banner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
James Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banner counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Smith badly! Banner follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Smith out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Banner finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lamont Banner!
Lamont Banner took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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pop
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RATING
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